Herman Enclosure

[Barbiie]

Would this be suitable for the Herman baby im getting for a first home? I found it on ebay and its quite cheap and looks ideal, also it comes with a starter bag of Readi-grass, bag of Oystershell and a bag of limestone flour .. is this any good? Or are there better tortoise housing?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tortoise-tabl...ects?hash=item3355775752&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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[Kadaan]

"This table is made from quality pine" - I'm not sure if unvarnished pine is a problem for the walls of an enclosure, but I know pine is a big no-no to use as a substrate (it's toxic to torts.) The limestone flour is a calcium supplement, and I'm assuming that's what the oystershell is for too so that's good.

80 pounds after shipping seems a bit expensive though (80 British pounds = 132.02400 U.S. dollars,) and you can get a plastic bin for a fraction of that cost (although it won't look as professional.) You can also just get a small 2-3 shelf bookshelf, take out the shelves (you can use them to construct the hide,) and lay it on its back to use and that will look a little better.


Other than the pine issue, it looks like it would work perfectly fine for a hatchling (I still think it sounds expensive though.)

 

[Nay]

I'm glad someone piped in with the conversion. I had no idea if that was cheap or not. Thanks

 

[Yvonne G]

OMG! That's a beautiful tortoise table! I love it. You don't have to worry about pine being used as the table because it has gone through a drying process, and been stacked in the lumber yard, etc. By the time it is used in construction, the oils are more than likely not an issue anymore. Then it probably has been varnished or shellacked to preserve it. I think its ok. Most of the book cases you buy are also made of pine. If you can afford that table and the shipping, go for it!

Yvonne

 

[tortoisenerd]

Also wanted to chime in I think pine is fine. That is what I used it, and although I did seal it, I would have done without and felt comfortable using it still. Agree it's fine for an enclosure but not substrate.

 

[Candy]

What a beautiful tortoise enclosure. I always look at things like that and think to myself "Why didn't I think of that?".